Solutions
Ergonomics
Course Length
8 Hours
Max Attendees
20
Course Description
Includes classroom training to understand the various aspects of ergonomics and course activities to discover ways to apply knowledge to the workplace. The focus is on awareness of ergonomic tasks, hazards, safe workplace design methods, and techniques to perform proper ergonomic assessments.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course a student will be able to:
- Understand legal requirements such as OSHA regulations and ANSI standards.
- Understand the characteristics that define both confined spaces and permit required confined spaces.
- Understand atmospheric and physical hazards associated with confined spaces.
- Understand the roles and responsibilities for the confined space team.
- Understand the permitting system and properly complete a permit for Permit Confined Spaces.
- Understand various equipment associated with confined space entry.
- Recognize emergency situations and how to safely respond.
- Understand various techniques required for rescue based on the specific characteristics of the confined space.
Course Outline
- Introduction
- Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs)
- Workplace Design
- Manual Materials Handling
- Fatigue
- Environmental Conditions
- Human Error
- Introduction to Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA)
- Workshop Activities